May 9, 2012

#SciAmBlogs Tuesday - Where Wild Things Are, animal mimic robots, Haldane's goat with `bends', DSM-5, and more.

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In memory of Maurice Sendak, we have a new Video of the Week.

- Maria Konnikova - The Power of “Once upon a Time”: A Story to Tame The Wild Things

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- Carin Bondar - Where the Wild Types Are – A Biology Parody Dedicated to Maurice Sendak

- Kara Rogers - Machine Counterpart: Nature’s New Creatures

- Madi Swayne - USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: The Contributions of J. S. Haldane to Dive Safety

- David Wogan - Remembering MCA of the Beastie Boys with a documentary about global water crises

- David Bressan - May 8, 1902: La Pelée

- Jason G. Goldman - Human Superpowers: The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi [Book Review]

- John R. Platt - Amazing Video: First Camera Trap Footage of Critically Endangered Cross River Gorillas

- Anna Kuchment - Catch a Scene From “Charlotte’s Web” in Your Backyard

- Kevin Zelnio - Sweden Journal: Dunsjömåla

- Ferris Jabr - Science Remains a Stranger to Psychiatry’s New Bible

- Bora Zivkovic - What is: Generation Anthropocene?

- Bora Zivkovic - Introducing: Douglas Main

- Robin Lloyd - Bronx Girl Scouts Pepper Scientific American with Smart, Science Questions

- Kalliopi Monoyios - Hangin’ with Theoretical Physicists

- George Musser - Particles for Peace: Iranian, Israeli, Turkish and Arab Physicists Lay Plans for a Joint Particle Accelerator

- Kate Wong - Could a Renewed Push for Access to Fossil Data Finally Topple Paleoanthropology’s Culture of Secrecy?

- David Biello - How to Feed the World While the Earth Cooks

- Larry Greenemeier - Google Is My Pilot: Nevada Gambles on Self-Driving Cars

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